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The association between the dosage of SGLT2 inhibitor and weight reduction in type 2 diabetes patients: a meta-analysis

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Cai, Xiaoling, Yang, Wenjia, Gao, Xueying, Chen, Yifei, Zhou, Lingli, Zhang, Simin, Han, Xueyao, Ji, Linong·2018·Obesity

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Objective: Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors may induce urinary glucose excretion via the inhibition of renal glucose reabsorption, improve glycemic control, and lower body weight. The aim of this meta‐analysis was to evaluate weight changes in patients who received different dosages of SGLT2 inhibitors. Methods: Overall, 55 placebo‐controlled trials were included. Results: The results indicated that treatment with 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, and 20 mg of dapagliflozin led to significant decreases in body weight compared with a placebo (weighted mean difference [WMD], −1.30 kg, −1.51 kg, −1.79 kg, −2.24 kg, respectively; P < 0.001). Treatment with 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, and 300 mg of canagliflozin also led to significant decreases in weight (WMD, −1.20 kg, −1.82 kg, −1.83 kg, −2.37 kg, respectively; P < 0.001). In the treatment with empagliflozin, ipragliflozin, tofogliflozin, and luseogliflozin, body weight also significantly decreased. The decrease in weight was associated with the dosage of dapagliflozin (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Body weight significantly decreased in patients with type 2 diabetes who received different dosages of SGLT2 inhibitors compared with patients who received a placebo. Moreover, in patients treated with dapagliflozin, there was a statistically significant dosage‐dependent trend in body weight reduction.

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  • Combinational approaches of incretin (co)agonists with diet and exercise may be superior strategies for sustainable weight loss compared to sole drug treatment.

    “Moreover, although providing undoubtedly impressive effects on body weight, combinational approaches of incretin (co)agonists with diet and exercise may be superior strategies for sustainable weight loss compared to sole drug treatment [144,145].”

    From Obesity and MASLD: Is weight loss the (only) key to treat metabolic liver disease? (2024) · cites this paper as [145]

    The Introduction and Discussion report that GLP-1 agonists, including liraglutide, are associated with weight loss. They do not address whether combining incretin agonists with diet and exercise produces more sustainable weight loss than drug treatment alone; the paper’s meta-analysis concerns SGLT2 inhibitor dosage. (LLM, conf=0.79)

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  • The weight reduction from SGLT2 inhibitors is limited among patients with type 2 diabetes.

    “Meta-analyses of the SGLT2 inhibitors dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, empagliflozin, ipragliflozin, tofogliflozin, and luseogliflozin support modest body weight reduction (∼1–2 kg), but the weight reduction is limited among patients with type 2 diabetes [107].”
  • Meta-analyses of the SGLT2 inhibitors dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, empagliflozin, ipragliflozin, tofogliflozin, and luseogliflozin support modest body weight reduction of about 1-2 kg.

    “Meta-analyses of the SGLT2 inhibitors dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, empagliflozin, ipragliflozin, tofogliflozin, and luseogliflozin support modest body weight reduction (∼1–2 kg), but the weight reduction is limited among patients with type 2 diabetes [107].”

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Authors
Cai, X., Yang, W., Gao, X., Chen, Y., Zhou, L., Zhang, S., Han, X., & Ji, L.
Affiliations
Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
Corresponding author
Ji, Linong
Venue
Obesity
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-11-22
Volume
26
Issue
1
Pages
70-80
ISSN
  • 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-739X
OpenAlex
W2768862775
Cited by
181
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 8 · 2014: 1
FWCI
2.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Obesity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
AstraZeneca
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
SGLT2 inhibitors, type 2 diabetes, weight loss, dapagliflozin, canagliflozin, empagliflozin, ipragliflozin, tofogliflozin, luseogliflozin, dosage dependence
MeSH terms
Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents, Weight Loss

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